---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-63-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to powers of the peace officer standards and training board; and to amend and reenact section 12-63-01 and subsection 1 of section 12-63-02.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reserve peace officer licenses."
description: "Relating to powers of the peace officer standards and training board; and to amend and reenact section 12‑63‑01 and subsection 1 of section 12‑63‑02.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reserve peace officer licenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1203"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1203 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd Porter"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7b8a0b0-a446-47eb-acf3-13d3a15dc942"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "eb7a6318fdf050b2a97737156387ba54a7acb03f11611b772b6edd49f8d057b0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota HB 1203 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-63-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to powers of the peace officer standards and training board; and to amend and reenact section 12-63-01 and subsection 1 of section 12-63-02.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reserve peace officer licenses.

Relating to powers of the peace officer standards and training board; and to amend and reenact section 12‑63‑01 and subsection 1 of section 12‑63‑02.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reserve peace officer licenses.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0482-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0482-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1203 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1203 — **93–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Todd Porter — primary (person)
- Diane Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan L. Kannianen — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Karls — cosponsor (person)
- Pat D. Heinert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-27** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-27** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-31** Received from House
- **2023-02-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-10** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Returned to House
- **2023-03-20** Signed by President
- **2023-03-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Governor 03/22 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7b8a0b0-a446-47eb-acf3-13d3a15dc942`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).